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Old 04-02-2008, 05:32 AM
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External mods have been completed. I still have to address the serious flutter at 60+ mph.









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Old 04-02-2008, 06:05 AM
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Good choice on the hood. What do you mean flutter?

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Old 04-02-2008, 07:30 AM
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The front corners of the hood lift up at speed. I estimate about 1/2" at the front and clearly visible lift on the side edges from the drivers seat. Several posts warned of this issue with fiberglass hoods, thus the threads regarding/requiring hood pins. I don't like the look of hood pins. If I can't address the issue by adjusting the center hook and hood posts, I'll be forced into buying hood pins.

Several people have had great luck in that their hoods didn't lift up, even at 80+ and 100+ mph. I'm not one of the lucky ones.
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looks great
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Old 04-02-2008, 08:23 AM
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Looks tough man.

If you must use hood pins, consider these:



http://www.cobranda.com/hoodpins.html
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Old 04-02-2008, 10:19 AM
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I would install these, but I don't know how I would modify it to fit the 2005+. Thanks for the reply suoperdave, I did a lot of searches for these exact hood pins. I didn't come across the website you listed.

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WOW your car looks GREAT!
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Old 04-02-2008, 06:10 PM
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Looks good. I like hood pins for the added security.


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Very nice bro!!
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Old 04-02-2008, 06:36 PM
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Looks really good with that hood. I've got a VIS Racing CF Extreme hood and I had it would lift on me too. Installed pins and it doesn't move at all now. I figured with the heat extraction style of this hood enough air would flow out to not lift but it still did.
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